Courses
Since 1962 Alterra-ILRI organizes international (post-graduate) short training courses for mid-career professionals in land and water management. The regular course programme is organized in The Netherlands. Participants can thus benefit from direct interaction with a wide range of experts with hands-on experience. In addition regional tailor-made courses and “refresher courses” are organized to address specific topics in land and water management. Alterra-ILRI has also helped organizations to set-up and implement their own course programmes. The focus of these courses is on practical instructions.
More information available at: http://www.watercourses.wur.nl
Course 2011
For 2011, two renewed course modules are developed:
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Increasing Water Productivity in Water Scarce Areas (start 6 November 2011, 3 weeks duration)
This course module is aimed at supporting planners, decision makers and executives in water and agriculture in reconciling land and water management in view of sustainable food production under water-scarce conditions. The focus will be on semi-arid and arid areas and has a regional focus towards the MENA region and Sub Sahara Africa.
For more information:
Agricultural Water Productivity in Water Scare Regions (pdf).
This module is eligible for Nuffic NFP fellowships. You can find further details on:
http://www.nuffic.nl. The deadline for NUFFIC fellowship application is 1 May 2011.
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Save Water - Save Harvest - Save Life: Water for Food and Ecosystems (start 6 November 2011, 3 weeks duration)
This course module aims at the principles and methods to manage and prioritize scarce water resources for food production and sustainable ecosystems. For more information:
Safe water-safe harvests-safe life (pdf). The application procedure for Nuffic NFP fellowships for this module is closed. However there are other fellowship programmes (see for example:
www.grantfinder.nl).
If you want to participate you should download and return the Application Form (6-doc C)
For more information on Course 2011, please contact Claire Jacobs
Course 2010
The course on “Integrated water resources management” took place in Wageningen from 8 to 26 November. Participants came 
from India, Indonesia, Kenya, Ethiopia and South Africa. This year’s course was centered on the issue of dealing with change. Both the Comprehensive Assessment on Water use in Agriculture and the CSD 17 call for fundamental changes in the ‘way we think about water and agriculture’.
The course facilitated participants to reflect on these changes and provided tools to deal with the implications of these new paradigms in land and water management in their own working environment. The study program also included new methods to search and acquire information (digital libraries, electronic magazines, internet, etc.) and the use of acquired information in individual assignments. The experience gained in these assignments was shared in a plenary workshop.
Inter-University cooperation
Recently Alterra started an inter-university cooperation programme with the Mulungushi University of Zambia: “Strengthening Academic Programmes and Organizational Management Capacity for Competitiveness and Growth of Mulungushi University”. The programme is aimed at strengthening tertiary level education in key sectors for Zambia and the demand for an entrepreneurship culture. The Mulungushi University distinguishes itself by offering programs on entrepreneurship, commerce, economy and agricultural business management.
The project will focus on four pillars:
- Enhancement of the teaching capacities of MU staff;
Development of applied research to contribute to the delivery of quality consultancy services;
Development of attractive programmes with strong market linkages;
Professionalizing the university management system to develop MU as a self-financing entity.
The inception phase was concluded in December 2010. The project is scheduled to run until the end of 2014.
For more information on Inter-University cooperation, please contact Kees van ‘t Klooster